Taylor was blindsided by the news that producers are limiting her role this season so they can fire her — she’s going to lose her primary source of income!

Taylor recently had a tense phone conversation with the show’s staff, RadarOnline.com reports.

“Taylor called because she was certain that there was no way that she was going to be phased out,” a source close Taylor says. “However, when she spoke with the higher-ups, they didn’t deny that she would be featured on the show in a much more limited capacity with a much smaller role. Taylor now knows that her days on the show are numbered. She is extremely upset because she just signed a contract extension for season three, but she wasn’t made aware of Bravo’s plans for her. She absolutely freaked out because she counts on the show as her primary source of income and uses it as a platform to secure other endorsement deals.”